Vodka Factory
Brief Synopsis
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Twenty-two-year-old single mother, Valya, works in a local vodka factory while living with her mother in the backwoods Russian town of Zhigulyovsk. For her, the future is not bright as there is nothing to do but drink and all the men are deadbeats. Valya dreams of escaping of banality of her reality
Cast & Crew
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Jerzy Sladkowski
Director
Valentina Barabina
Tatania Pronina
Danilo Barabin
Andrzej Fidyk
Anne Baumann
Coproducer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Arte ; Arte ; Hysteria Films ; Sveriges Television (Svt) ; Swedish Film Institute ; Telewizja Polska S.A. (TVP) ; Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Twenty-two-year-old single mother, Valya, works in a local vodka factory while living with her mother in the backwoods Russian town of Zhigulyovsk. For her, the future is not bright as there is nothing to do but drink and all the men are deadbeats. Valya dreams of escaping of banality of her reality by becoming an actress in Moscow. But in thinking about her dream, Valya realizes she would not only be abandoning her son, she would destroy her mother's life as she finally has a chance at love when an old flame re-enters her life.
Director
Jerzy Sladkowski
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Arte ; Arte ; Hysteria Films ; Sveriges Television (Svt) ; Swedish Film Institute ; Telewizja Polska S.A. (TVP) ; Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2011 (Golden Starfish Award Documentary Competition)
